The impact of constructivism learning in mathematics teaching on academic achievement and mathematical thinking among students in a college algebra course for first year students in vocationa

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International Journal of Development Research

The impact of constructivism learning in mathematics teaching on academic achievement and mathematical thinking among students in a college algebra course for first year students in vocationa

Abstract: 

The principles of constructivism, increasingly influential in the organization of classrooms and curricula in schools. The principles appeal to our modern views of learning and knowledge, but conflict with traditional academic practices. We need to reflect on our practice in order to apply these ideas to our work. The current study as an attempt to know the effect of using constructivism learning model as a teaching models based on the constructivism theory on academic achievement and mathematical reasoning outcomes. Constructivism is basically a theory based on observation and scientific study about how people learn. It says that people construct their own understanding and knowledge of the world, through experiencing things and reflecting on those experiences. When we encounter something new, we have to reconcile it with our previous ideas and experience, maybe changing what we believe, or maybe discarding the new information as irrelevant. In any case, we are active creators of our own knowledge. To do this, we must ask questions, explore, and assess what we know.

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